List of Business Awards in MENA Middle East North Africa
This is the world’s best list of MENA Business Awards. It includes all the most credible business awards open to entry in the Middle East and North Africa. Here you can find information to help you enter The Gulf Business Awards, The MENA Search Awards, The MENA Insurance Awards, The Gulf Customer Experience Awards, MENA Cristal Festival, Effie MENA Awards, MENA CFO Awards, Global Investor/ISF Middle East Awards, PRCA MENA Awards and The Gulf Customer Experience Awards among many others.
Also visit our Middle East Business Awards and EMEA Business Awards pages for other awards you may wish to enter, or read our Guide to Entering MENA Business Awards article.
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Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Awards Trust Mark | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| HRO Today Association Awards | - | 1st Oct | ~1st Dec | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Europas - The European Tech Startup Awards | - | 1st Oct | 11th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| TahawulTech.com Future Enterprise Awards | - | 2nd Oct | 14th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Future Security Awards | - | 2nd Oct | 10th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Arabian Business Achievement Awards | - | 4th Oct | 22nd Jan | Business | Middle East |
| CEO Middle East Awards | - | 4th Oct | 11th Dec | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| CEO Today Middle East Awards | - | 5th Oct | 5th Nov | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| SMARTIES MENA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | - | 10th Oct | ~30th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award | - | 10th Oct | ~1st Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Saudi Trade Finance Awards | - | 13th Oct | 7th Nov | Financial Services | Middle East |
| The Oman Marketing Impact Awards (TOMI Awards) | - | 15th Oct | 4th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Design Middle East Awards | - | 25th Oct | 22nd Nov | Design & Innovation | Middle East |
| ADIPEC Excellence in Energy Awards | - | 31st Oct | 4th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| International Hotel Awards - Dubai, African and Arabia | - | 31st Oct | ~1st Feb | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| Middle East Consultant Awards | - | 31st Oct | 14th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| The Aviator Middle East Awards | - | ~3rd Nov | ~12th Dec | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Best Workplaces in KSA | - | 6th Nov | 30th Jan | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Best Workplaces in UAE | - | 6th Nov | 13th Feb | HR & Training | Middle East |
| FStech Awards | - | 7th Nov | 13th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| FStech Awards | - | 7th Nov | 13th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| World Finance MENA Investment & Development Awards | - | ~11th Nov | ~10th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
| Forbes Middle East Top 50 Real Estate Developers | - | ~11th Nov | ~9th Nov | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Global Business Icon Awards | - | ~15th Nov | 19th Feb | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Big Project Middle East Awards | - | ~15th Nov | 29th Jan | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Khaleej Times Best Places to Work Awards UAE (powered by WorkL) | - | 15th Nov | 1st Dec | HR & Training | Middle East |
| MENA IR Insurance Awards | - | ~20th Nov | ~25th Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| Global Investor MENA Awards | - | ~21st Nov | ~13th Dec | Financial Services | MENA |
| EFQM Business Transformation Awards | - | ~23rd Nov | ~11th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Truck and Fleet Awards | - | 24th Nov | 30th Jan | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | - | 27th Nov | ~2nd Mar | Business | MENA |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | - | 27th Nov | ~2nd Mar | Business | Middle East |
| Best Workplaces in Oman Kuwait Bahrain Qatar | - | 28th Nov | 20th Feb | HR & Training | Middle East |
| PRCA MENA Digital Awards | - | ~29th Nov | ~8th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Card and Payments Awards Middle East |
|
29th Nov | 17th Apr | Financial Services | Middle East |
| MIddle East Startup Awards | - | ~7th Dec | ~17th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| IJGlobal Europe & Africa Awards | - | ~8th Dec | ~7th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| IJGlobal Middle East Awards | - | ~8th Dec | ~30th Mar | Financial Services | Middle East |
| MENA Agency Awards | - | ~8th Dec | ~22nd Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Forbes Middle East - The Middle East's Most Powerful Businesswomen | - | ~8th Dec | ~1st Feb | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| UF Award MEA | - | ~15th Dec | ~17th Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| SABRE Awards EMEA | - | ~18th Dec | ~27th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Gulf Customer Experience Awards |
|
27th Dec | 23rd Apr | Customer Contact | MENA |
| Dubai Quality Award | - | ~30th Dec | ~30th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards | - | ~31st Dec | ~1st Nov | HR & Training | EMEA |
| TahawulTech.com Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Awards | - | ~31st Dec | ~24th Jan | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| MENA Banking Excellence Awards | - | ~5th Jan | 28th May | Financial Services | MENA |
| Hotelier Saudi Arabia Awards | - | ~5th Jan | ~8th Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| Oil and Gas Middle East Awards | - | ~10th Jan | ~29th Feb | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| LexisNexis Women in Law Awards | - | ~10th Jan | ~7th Mar | Legal Services | Middle East |
| PRCA MENA Awards | - | ~10th Jan | ~25th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Middle East Legal Awards | - | ~12th Jan | ~24th Apr | Legal Services | Middle East |
| Transform Awards MEA | - | ~18th Jan | ~5th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| M&A Atlas Awards | - | ~19th Jan | ~2nd Feb | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Logistics Middle East Awards | - | ~19th Jan | ~6th Mar | Supply Chain | Middle East |
| Middle East ProcureTech Excellence Awards | - | ~20th Jan | ~6th Feb | Supply Chain | Middle East |
| The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Innovation Awards | - | 24th Jan | 8th May | Financial Services | MENA |
| Dubai Lynx Awards | - | ~25th Jan | ~6th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Brand Film Awards | - | ~29th Jan | ~23rd Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| PRWeek Corporate Affairs Awards | - | 30th Jan | ~16th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Transport & Logistics Middle East Game-Changers in Sustainability & Technology Awards | - | ~31st Jan | ~29th Feb | Transport & Logistics | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com CIO Leadership Awards | - | ~31st Jan | ~15th Feb | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| MENALAC Awards | - | ~31st Jan | ~6th Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| What's On Awards Dubai | - | ~1st Feb | ~28th Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| What's On Awards Abu Dhabi | - | ~1st Feb | ~2nd Mar | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 Healthcare Leaders | - | ~5th Feb | ~15th Mar | Health & Social Care | Middle East |
| WARC Awards for MENA Strategy | - | ~6th Feb | ~20th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| FN Rising Stars of Private Equity | - | ~9th Feb | ~15th Apr | Financial Services | EMEA |
| World Travel Awards Middle East | - | ~11th Feb | ~23rd Oct | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| Middle East Cleaning Hygiene & Facilities MECHF Awards | - | ~15th Feb | ~5th May | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Forbes Middle East's Top 100 Arab Family Businesses | - | ~16th Feb | ~15th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Inspiring Workplaces Awards Middle East Africa | - | 19th Feb | ~15th May | HR & Training | MENA |
| Middle East Women Leaders Excellence Awards | - | ~23rd Feb | ~7th Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Women in Technology Awards | - | ~24th Feb | ~1st Mar | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| Sustainability Middle East News Sustainability Champions Awards | - | ~28th Feb | ~9th Mar | Corporate Social Responsibility | Middle East |
| E-Business Awards | - | ~29th Feb | ~8th Mar | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| BizX Awards | - | ~1st Mar | ~18th Apr | Business | EMEA |
| DSM Recognition Programme | - | ~1st Mar | ~1st May | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| Dubai DSM Recognition Programme | - | ~1st Mar | ~1st May | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| Purpose Awards EMEA | - | 6th Mar | ~7th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Forbes 50 Most Valuable Banks Middle East | - | ~10th Mar | ~10th Apr | Financial Services | Middle East |
| Forbes Top 30 Fintech Companies Middle East | - | ~15th Mar | ~26th Apr | Financial Services | Middle East |
| The Marketing Society UAE Awards | - | ~22nd Mar | ~6th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Equality Diversity & Inclusion Awards in Construction | - | ~22nd Mar | ~1st May | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Zak Awards for Excellence in Facade Design & Engineering | - | ~22nd Mar | ~24th Apr | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| The Drum Awards for Marketing EMEA | - | 26th Mar | 11th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| CIPS Middle East Excellence in Procurement Awards | - | ~27th Mar | ~16th May | Supply Chain | MENA |
| Middle East Event Awards | - | ~28th Mar | ~13th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Middle East Special Event MESE Awards | - | ~28th Mar | ~13th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| MENA Vape Awards | - | ~28th Mar | ~12th Jun | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| Business Traveller Middle East Awards | - | ~29th Mar | ~6th May | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| HRSE KSA Awards | - | ~1st Apr | ~27th May | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Employee Happiness Awards |
|
~5th Apr | ~7th Jun | HR & Training | Middle East |
| Facilities Management Middle East Awards | - | ~12th Apr | ~30th May | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Seamless Awards | - | ~14th Apr | ~14th May | Financial Services | MENA |
| CEDIA Smart Home Awards | - | ~15th Apr | 5th Sep | Design & Innovation | EMEA |
| GTR+ MEA Awards | - | ~19th Apr | ~15th Aug | Financial Services | MENA |
| The Gold Standard Awards Middle East | - | ~22nd Apr | ~12th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| FutureNet MENA Awards | - | ~24th Apr | ~14th May | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| Make it in the Emirates Awards | - | ~26th Apr | ~27th May | Products & Manufacturing | Middle East |
| ME Digital Construction Awards | - | ~26th Apr | ~15th Mar | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award | - | ~30th Apr | ~15th Jan | Design & Innovation | MENA |
| BBC Good Food Middle East Awards | - | ~1st May | ~25th Jan | Retail & Consumer Goods | Middle East |
| Times Higher Education Awards Arab World | - | ~2nd May | 3rd Dec | Education | MENA |
| BCI Middle East Awards | - | ~3rd May | ~1st Sep | Business | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com GovTech Innovation Awards | - | ~10th May | ~22nd May | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 Listed Companies | - | ~11th May | ~13th Jun | Business | Middle East |
| Women SME Leaders Award | - | ~20th May | ~6th Jun | Business Leaders | MENA |
| World Commerce & Contracting Innovation & Excellence Awards | - | ~31st May | ~22nd Jun | Business | EMEA |
| GCC Circular Economy Awards | - | ~31st May | 31st Oct | Business | Middle East |
| Best Workplaces in the Middle East | - | ~2nd Jun | 29th Aug | HR & Training | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com Transformational Leadership Awards | - | ~10th Jun | ~20th Jun | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East Technology Excellence Awards | - | ~13th Jun | 25th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Middle East International Business Awards | - | ~13th Jun | 25th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| Gulf Sustainability Awards |
|
~14th Jun | 25th Sep | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| IDC Future Enterprise Awards MENA | - | ~14th Jun | ~23rd Nov | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| Middle East Management Excellence Awards | - | ~14th Jun | 25th Sep | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| The MENA Digital Awards | - | ~15th Jun | ~4th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Middle East National Business Awards | - | ~26th Jun | 25th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards | - | 27th Jun | 29th Aug | Financial Services | MENA |
| Big 5 Impact Awards | - | ~28th Jun | 27th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Big 5 Impact Awards | - | ~28th Jun | 27th Nov | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| MEED Projects Awards | - | ~28th Jun | 20th Nov | Business | MENA |
| AHEAD Awards MEA | - | ~28th Jun | 4th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| TDM Travel Excellence Awards Middle East | - | ~28th Jun | 25th Sep | Travel & Tourism | Middle East |
| Arabia CSR Awards | - | ~30th Jun | 10th Oct | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| Middle East Insurance Industry Awards | - | ~7th Jul | 21st Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| Forbes Middle East’s Top CEOs in the Middle East | - | ~11th Jul | ~14th Aug | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| MENA Green Building Awards | - | ~15th Jul | ~8th Nov | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| GPCA Responsible Care Excellence Awards | - | ~15th Jul | ~6th Sep | Health & Social Care | Middle East |
| Customer Happiness Awards |
|
~19th Jul | 18th Oct | Customer Contact | Middle East |
| Global Private Banker MEA Awards | - | ~19th Jul | 3rd Oct | Financial Services | MENA |
| Hotelier Middle East Awards | - | ~23rd Jul | ~20th Sep | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| The Park World Excellence Awards | - | ~24th Jul | 25th Sep | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | EMEA |
| Gulf Business Awards | - | ~26th Jul | 24th Sep | Business | MENA |
| AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards | - | ~26th Jul | 24th Jan | HR & Training | EMEA |
| International Property Awards (Dubai Africa & Arabia) | - | ~28th Jul | ~7th Sep | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Sharjah Government Communications Award | - | ~1st Aug | 5th Sep | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Arab Intelligence and Creativity Award - AICA |
|
~1st Aug | 9th Sep | Business | Middle East |
| Landscape Middle East Awards | - | ~5th Aug | ~15th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Arab Cybersecurity Awards | - | ~8th Aug | 23rd Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing MEP Middle East Awards | - | ~9th Aug | 19th Sep | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| TIARA Recruitment Awards MENA | - | ~16th Aug | 7th Nov | HR & Training | MENA |
| MECS+R Shopping Centre & Retailer MENA Awards | - | ~16th Aug | 5th Nov | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| Sustainability Innovation Awards | - | ~20th Aug | 30th Aug | Corporate Social Responsibility | Middle East |
| Future Workplace Awards | - | ~21st Aug | 23rd Oct | HR & Training | Middle East |
| TahawulTech.com’s CISO 50 Awards | - | ~21st Aug | 19th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Middle East |
| Smart Built Environment Awards | - | ~21st Aug | 3rd Oct | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Saudi Customer Experience Awards | - | 29th Aug | 13th Nov | Customer Contact | Middle East |
| Storage Digitalisation Cloud (SDC) Awards | - | 30th Aug | 28th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature | - | 31st Aug | ~6th Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Middle East |
| Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards | - | 31st Aug | 17th Dec | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| Arabian Best of Best Awards | - | 31st Aug | 9th Nov | Business | Middle East |
| IDRA Excellence in Public-Private Partnership Award | - | 31st Aug | 8th Dec | Public Sector | Middle East |
| Middle East Public Relations Association MEPRA Awards | - | 5th Sep | 28th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| GCC GOV HR Awards | - | 5th Sep | 10th Oct | HR & Training | MENA |
| WealthBriefing MENA Awards | - | 6th Sep | 21st Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| identity Design Awards | - | 15th Sep | ~15th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Energy Industries Council EIC Awards Middle East | - | 15th Sep | 17th Oct | Energy & Utilities | Middle East |
| PRWeek Middle East Power Book | - | 18th Sep | ~1st Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Middle East |
| Effie MENA Awards | - | 20th Sep | 21st Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Middle East Leading CEO Excellence Awards | - | 20th Sep | 2nd Oct | Business Leaders | Middle East |
| SMARTIES EMEA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | - | 23rd Sep | 4th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| MENA Search Awards |
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26th Sep | 27th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Construction Week Middle East Awards | - | 27th Sep | ~23rd Nov | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
| Middle East Business Awards | - | ~28th Sep | ~18th Jan | Business | Middle East |
| CIPD Middle East People Awards | - | 30th Sep | 5th Dec | HR & Training | Middle East |
| World Realty Congress Awards |
|
30th Sep | 13th Dec | Planning & Property | Middle East |
| Saudi Building & Infrastructure Awards | - | 30th Sep | 10th Oct | Construction & Architecture | Middle East |
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